1. Write down four pairs of rhyming words.

2. Write down three adjectives and the nouns they are describing. Highlight the adjective. Eg: dirty car.

3. Using an atlas of New Zealand, locate Kaikoura. Draw the island that Kaikoura is in and then mark where it is.

4. Go on this website http://www.tourism.net.nz/region/canterbury/canterbury---kaikoura/ and write one paragraph about Kaikoura to introduce it to someone who has never been there before.

5. Explain why you think the author of the poem chose Kaikoura as the place where Ever-Rest lives.

6. Create a two verse poem about one of your pets, or a pet that you may have had in the past. Make sure you follow the same pattern as the Ever-Rest POEM. Illustrate your poem.